Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

Best Practices: New Green Bike Lane in Thousand Oaks

By Damien Newton | Dec 14, 2012 | 11 Comments

L.A. Streetsblog has covered some of the “best practices” in bicycle and pedestrian planning in Long Beach and Santa Monica in an effort to expand the horizons of LADOT and local advocates. Apparently, the Ventura County city of Thousand Oaks needs to be added to the list. In a recent visit, Streetsblog San Francisco editor […]

It’s Official, 1st Street Bike Lane Will Lose Some of Its Buffer

By Damien Newton | Dec 3, 2012 | 22 Comments

For months, cyclist and writerRoger Rudick rides down the 1st Street Buffered Bike Lane. Often, Rudick stops near LAPD headquarters and snaps a picture of a police cruiser parked in the bicycle lane. Rudick would then send it to a sympathetic ear in the department, be it Sgt. David Krumer or Officer Jeff Kievit. After the […]

As More Cyclists Hit the Road in Long Beach, Need for Clearer Code Emerges

By Brian Addison | Nov 30, 2012 | 10 Comments

Marking the fifth year of bike counts at fourteen locations throughout Long Beach, data shows that ridership has increased by an astounding 70% on city streets and 45% overall. Specific area also gave resounding numbers, effectively proving that not only is the biking infrastructure in Long Beach working, but the public is responding: Retro Row […]

Next Steps For The Bike Movement In Santa Monica (p. 2/2)

By Gary Kavanagh | Nov 20, 2012 | 3 Comments

In the first post of this two part series, I laid out some of where we are in Santa Monica with regards to bicycling, and my belief that we are a regional leader even if Long Beach has silver and we remain ranked bronze. However a lot remains to be done if we are to […]

Long Beach Cyclists Still Struggle with Sidewalk Biking Bans in Business District

By Brian Addison | Nov 20, 2012 | 9 Comments

It is a pester in all business districts alike, from Retro Row to East Village Arts District: bicyclists on the sidewalk. The concern is not just annoyance; there are clearly safety issues at hand. The city and its business owners are trying to find a way to get cyclists either off their bikes or off […]

Santa Monica Bike Center Celebrates Its First Birthday in Style

By Damien Newton | Nov 19, 2012 | No Comments

This weekend, Santa Monica Bike Center, the largest bike parking facility in the country, celebrated its one year birthday. Bike Center is actually two locations (Parking Structure 7 at 320 Broadway and Parking Structure 8 at 215 Colorado) in the center of downtown with a combined 5,300 square-feet of space and nearly 360 secure bicycle […]

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